Thurston was a screwball pitcher.[3] He played professional baseball from 1920 to 1938, spending time in the minor leagues when not in the majors. He played his first MLB game on April 19, 1923, with the St. Louis Browns.
A sketch of Thurston from 1924
On August 22, 1923, Thurston became the fifth pitcher in major-league history to pitch an immaculate inning, striking out all three batters on nine total pitches in the 12th inning of a game against the Philadelphia Athletics; he was also the first pitcher to achieve the feat in extra innings.[4]
In 1924, while pitching for the Chicago White Sox, Thurston led the American League with 28 complete games, posting a 20–14 record in 36 starts, while also leading the league in hits allowed (330), earned runs allowed (123), and home runs allowed (17) in 291 innings pitched.[2]
^"Sloppy Thurston Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
^ abcd"Sloppy Thurston Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
^James, Bill; Neyer, Rob (June 15, 2004). The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. Simon and Schuster. p. 52. ISBN978-0-7432-6158-6. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
sloppy, thurston, hollis, john, sloppy, thurston, june, 1899, september, 1973, american, professional, baseball, pitcher, played, major, league, baseball, louis, browns, chicago, white, washington, senators, brooklyn, robins, dodgers, between, 1923, 1933, batt. Hollis John Sloppy Thurston June 2 1899 September 14 1973 was an American professional baseball pitcher He played in Major League Baseball MLB for the St Louis Browns Chicago White Sox Washington Senators and Brooklyn Robins Dodgers between 1923 and 1933 He batted and threw right handed 1 Sloppy ThurstonThurston circa 1924PitcherBorn 1899 06 02 June 2 1899Fremont Nebraska U S Died September 14 1973 1973 09 14 aged 74 Los Angeles California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 19 1923 for the St Louis BrownsLast MLB appearanceOctober 1 1933 for the Brooklyn DodgersMLB statisticsWin loss record89 86Earned run average4 24Strikeouts306TeamsSt Louis Browns 1923 Chicago White Sox 1923 1926 Washington Senators 1927 Brooklyn Robins Dodgers 1930 1933 Biography editThurston was born in Fremont Nebraska and graduated from John H Francis Polytechnic High School 2 Thurston was a screwball pitcher 3 He played professional baseball from 1920 to 1938 spending time in the minor leagues when not in the majors He played his first MLB game on April 19 1923 with the St Louis Browns nbsp A sketch of Thurston from 1924On August 22 1923 Thurston became the fifth pitcher in major league history to pitch an immaculate inning striking out all three batters on nine total pitches in the 12th inning of a game against the Philadelphia Athletics he was also the first pitcher to achieve the feat in extra innings 4 In 1924 while pitching for the Chicago White Sox Thurston led the American League with 28 complete games posting a 20 14 record in 36 starts while also leading the league in hits allowed 330 earned runs allowed 123 and home runs allowed 17 in 291 innings pitched 2 Thurston played his last MLB game on October 1 1933 He finished his nine year MLB career with a win loss record of 89 86 a 4 24 earned run average and 306 strikeouts As a hitter he posted a 270 batting average 175 for 648 with 5 home runs and 79 runs batted in 2 Thurston died on September 14 1973 in Los Angeles California He is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City California 2 References edit Sloppy Thurston Stats Baseball Almanac Retrieved October 6 2012 a b c d Sloppy Thurston Stats baseball reference com Retrieved May 10 2021 James Bill Neyer Rob June 15 2004 The Neyer James Guide to Pitchers An Historical Compendium of Pitching Pitchers and Pitches Simon and Schuster p 52 ISBN 978 0 7432 6158 6 Retrieved October 3 2012 Immaculate Innings 9 Pitches 9 Strikes 3 Outs Baseball Almanac com Baseball Almanac Retrieved April 28 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sloppy Thurston Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Baseball Almanac Sloppy Thurston stats Sloppy Thurston at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sloppy Thurston amp oldid 1175904366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
